VoiceXML Forum Launches Developer Certification
Exam
Verifies Baseline VoiceXML Development Skills; Testing Available
Now;
Register Online Today
PISCATAWAY, N.J., 1 June, 2004 - The VoiceXML
Forum today announced the availability of the VoiceXML Developer
Certification Exam. The VoiceXML Developer Certification Exam
will be administered by Thomson Prometric (www.prometric.com),
the leading worldwide provider of comprehensive technology-based
testing and assessment services. Testing is now available through
the Thomson Prometric global network of testing centers. To register
for the exam, go to www.voicexml.org. The cost of the exam
is US $150.00.
"The availability of this certification exam is an important milestone
in the commercial maturity of VoiceXML speech applications," said
Jim Larson, manager of Advanced Human Input/Output, Network Building
Block Division at Intel Corporation and co-chair of the World
Wide Web Consortium's (W3C's) Voice Browser Working Group. "This
test will measure a developers understanding of the W3C Speech
Interface Framework development languages, including VoiceXML
2.0. The VoiceXML Developer Certification Exam will enable companies
to audit their development teams' familiarity with best practices
and serve as an important credential for individuals seeking to
join those teams."
The VoiceXML Developer Certification Exam measures a developer's
knowledge of the W3C's Speech Interface Framework languages required
to develop speech applications, including VoiceXML 2.0, Speech
Synthesis Markup Language (SSML), Speech Recognition Grammar Specification
(SRGS), Semantic Interpretation Language and the XML call control
language (CCXML). It will also test how developers may use these
languages effectively to create world-class VoiceXML applications.
Major topics and technologies covered in the VoiceXML Developer
Certification Exam include:
Topics
- Simple
call control concepts
- Logging
and its uses
- Application
architecture and flow
- Speech
application development
- Speech
application grammar development
Technologies and Langugages
- VoiceXML
2.0
- Speech
Synthesis Markup Language 1.0
- Speech
Recognition Grammar Language 1.0
- Semantic
Interpretation Language 1.0
- Call
Control XML (CCXML) 1.0
- ECMAScript
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Upon completion of the VoiceXML Developer Certification Exam,
developers will be immediately notified of their results. The
VoiceXML Developer Certification distinction is awarded to anyone
who passes. Certified developers may choose to be listed on the
VoiceXML Forum website.
Exam Preparation
The VoiceXML Forum website (/certification/index.html)
will feature additional information about the VoiceXML Developer
Certification Exam, including a copy of the VoiceXML Test Description
and a list of training organizations that offer courses in developing
speech applications using VoiceXML.
About the VoiceXML Forum
The VoiceXML Forum is an
industry organization formed to create and promote the Voice Extensible
Markup Language (VoiceXML). With the backing and contributions
of its diverse membership,
including key industry leaders, since its inception, the VoiceXML
Forum has successfully driven market acceptance of VoiceXML through
a wide array of speech-enabled applications. Currently, the Forum
has more than 325 member companies, distributed across three membership
categories (Sponsor,
Promoter
and Supporter).
Membership in the Forum is open
to any interested company.
The
core activities of the VoiceXML Forum are driven by its four active
committees: Education, Marketing, Tools and Conformance. The Forum
publishes the VoiceXML
Review, an electronic magazine dedicated to VoiceXML, featuring
insightful articles written by industry experts. Its public website
(www.voicexml.org) is a
rich, one-stop source for information about VoiceXML and related
technologies. The VoiceXML Forum is organized as a program of
the IEEE Industry Standards and Technology Organization (IEEE-ISTO).
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For media inquiries, please contact:
Christian Danella
Prequent, Inc. (for the VoiceXML Forum)
christian@prequent.com
+1 408 307 1236
For all other inquiries, please contact:
Cindy Tiritilli
Program Manager, VoiceXML Forum
c/o IEEE-ISTO
+1 732 465 6464
voicexml-admin@voicexml.org
www.voicexml.org
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